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Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | |
61 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 49 | 69 | 83 | 107 | 126 | 153 | 220 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.59m | 5:41AM1.59m | 6:21PM1.62m | 6:27AM1.59m | 7:09PM1.66m | 7:11AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.39m | 11:56AM0.29m | 00:16AM0.40m | 12:43PM0.27m | 1:04AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 12 | N 13 | NE 10 |
61 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 12 | NE 4 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | N 13 | E 9 | — |
58 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | E 9 | NNE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | N 15 | N 15 | N 11 | N 11 | — | E 9 | E 9 | N 11 | — |
7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 69 | 83 | 107 | 126 | 153 | 220 | 268 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 127 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 188 | 188 |
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